Manchester Ship Canal Co
The collection consists mainly of printed papers, some with marginalia, as in the report of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce on the 'excessive charges' of that port, 1879. Other material includes a detailed analysis of the cost of transit within the region, with a projected estimate of the gains a ship canal would bring, 1885; a copy of the initial bill to authorize the building of the canal, with promoters' case and petitions against, of the same date, as well as maps and plans of the line to be taken by the proposed cut. Copies of numerous bills presented before Parliament on behalf of the company, 1907 to 1956, some with petitions and evidence, are also to be found, together with a copy of the Act authorizing the Manchester City Corporation to lend the company money, 1891, and a report of the special committee appointed by the city to examine the affairs of the company, 1893. There are also some loose papers, including deeds of sale and conveyance, contracts, grants of easement; a register of mortgages, 1885; a shareholders' address book, 1915; a shareholders' prospectus, 1885; and arising out of litigation concerning the company, a number of reports of proceedings in the courts, 1891 to 1927. A collection of pamphlets, 1882, one or two items pertaining to the Bridgewater estates, a user's handbook of instructions, 1894, and a rule book, 1894, have also survived.
Administrative / biographical background
The moves which led to the formation of the Manchester Ship Canal Company and to the construction of the ship canal itself began to take practical shape in 1882, at a time when the commercial supremacy of Manchester appeared to be declining. It was thought that this decline was due in large part to the heavy cost of transit within the region, which led to the agitation for the building of a ship canal. The proposal encountered opposition from the railways and from powerful corporate interests in Liverpool and it was 1887 before work could begin. The task occupied six years and might never have been completed had not the city fathers come to the financial rescue of the promoters, lending them £3 millions in 1891 and a further £2 millions in 1893. The canal was opened to traffic in 1894
Administrative / biographical background
The moves which led to the formation of the Manchester Ship Canal Company and to the construction of the ship canal itself began to take practical shape in 1882, at a time when the commercial supremacy of Manchester appeared to be declining. It was thought that this decline was due in large part to the heavy cost of transit within the region, which led to the agitation for the building of a ship canal. The proposal encountered opposition from the railways and from powerful corporate interests in Liverpool and it was 1887 before work could begin. The task occupied six years and might never have been completed had not the city fathers come to the financial rescue of the promoters, lending them £3 millions in 1891 and a further £2 millions in 1893. The canal was opened to traffic in 1894
Record Details
Item reference: | MSC; MS1976/168 GB 0064 MSS/76/168 |
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Catalogue Section: | Records of semi-governmental and non-governmental organisations |
Level: | COLLECTION |
Extent: | Overall: 366 cm |
Creator: | Manchester Ship Canal Company |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Manchester Ship Canal Co (Manuscript) (MSC/1)
- Manchester Ship Canal Co (Manuscript) (MSC/2)
- Manchester Ship Canal Co (Manuscript) (MSC/3)
- Manchester Ship Canal Co (Manuscript) (MSC/4)
- Manchester Ship Canal Co (Manuscript) (MSC/5)
- Manchester Ship Canal Co (Manuscript) (MSC/6)
- Reports relating to rates and dues of the port of Liverpool, 1878-81: 'Report of the proceedings of the special meeting of the council...on the alleged excessive charges of the Port of Liverpool and the means of reducing the same'. (Manuscript) (MSC/7)
- Manchester Ship Canal Co (Manuscript) (MSC/8)
- Papers relating to Liverpool docks and dues including Plan of proposed improvements of the Liverpool docks, 1846 and reports (Manuscript) (MSC/9)
- Manchester Ship Canal Co (Manuscript) (MSC/10)
- Manchester Ship Canal Co (Manuscript) (MSC/11)
- Manchester Ship Canal Co (Manuscript) (MSC/12)
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